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Be Mine gasped aloud. The young foal was standing on the edge of a small pond; standing on the very tip of her hooves and staring down at the glossy, dark surface of the water. A face stared back on her and certainly seemed just as shocked as she was. “Hello…?” She gently greeted the watery Kimeti with a soft inquiry. There was no reply and Be Mine tilted her head to the side, which the other foal copied. Oh my. “My name is Be Mine.” She supplied after a while, hoping that would make the other foal want to respond. But there was still nothing. “It must be cold in there...”

It felt like she had been standing here for a long time waiting for a reply and her young legs were getting tired. With a soft sigh she settled back into a more comfortable position. Scooting closer to the water she peered in again and was met with that same face. “I am happy to meet you today. Even if I don’t know your name…” She told her silent companion, with just the hint of a reprimand. Around her there was nothing but silence, well… silence except for the usual sound; birds chirping, leaves rustling, the constant drip of water nearby. It was rather lonely here; away from her father and brother.

Another sound caught her attention; a slithery, rustling sound that traveled towards her through the brush. Eyes widening curiously she continued to sit beside the pond and waited to see what it was. There was no fear in her heart. Be Mine had never known pain or terror. She just hoped it was something that would speak to her.

Be Mine forgot all about her silent friend in the pond; her eyes widening even further as the rustlers in the brush revealed themselves. “Oh…” She blinked owlishly at Grasswhistle, but her gaze quickly moved to the slithery serpent by his side. She didn’t move at all, other than to give a quick flick of her little tail, as Earthbound darted towards and wrapped around her.

The foal giggled as his snake’s head rubbed against her cheek and she tilted her head towards him in response. “Hello there. You’re very pretty.” Be Mine sat contently with her newfound friend and smiled at Grasswhistle. “I am Be Mine.” Hopefully this time she would get a response. “I hope we can be friends.”

“Earthbound…” Be Mine spoke the snakes name slowly and softly. “I like him very much.” As if realizing that it was rude to say such a thing and not address the one she was speaking off the foal turned her face lightly towards Earthbound and mimicked the adult’s words. “I have taken a liking to you also Earthbound.” It was sad that he could not talk back to her, but his nuzzling was more than enough.

Her gaze shifted expectantly towards Grasswhistle. “Do you have a name?”

“Grasswhistle…” Just as she had repeated Earthbound’s name, she did so with the bucks, testing the word on her tongue. “I like that name.” Be Mine watched the adult curiously; not entirely sure as to why he looked so mortified. She wrinkled her nose at him playfully and wriggled her tail to draw his mind from whatever plagued him. But she was the one quickly distracted by his words, her body turning so she could look at the pond.

“Oh… but I wasn’t by myself… I was… with someone, but she wouldn’t talk to me.” She looked back at Grasswhistle a little sadly. “… She’s in the water..”

“My reflection…” It was a good thing he explained a moment later because Be Mine was very confused. She stood up and trotted closer to the water, her eyes wide as she looked first at Grasswhistle and his twin and then at her ‘friend, except now her friend had a snake wrapped around it’s neck.

“Oh…” So this was what Be Mine looked like. She smiled at herself. It really was a shame though that this wasn’t another friend to talk to.

She whispered goodbye to herself, her reflection, then leant back so she no longer looking into the water. After smiling up at Grasswhistle for a moment, Be Mine picked herself up and looked around. “Earthbound, I think I’m getting hungry.” She said to the snake companionably.

“Oh, he can’t?” That was a little disappointing. It sure looked like he understood.

Be Mine butted her head gently against Grasswhistle’s leg and giggled at the soft growl from the adults stomach. “Um… I would like…” She wrinkled her nose as she thought, little tail wagging.

“Fruit!” That was the right word, wasn’t it? Normally she just ate grass and seeds and whatever was close to the ground. She rarely got to try the soft, ripe fruits that hung from the trees until they fell and became all squishy.